Thursday, September 28, 2017
Vatican: Pope starts campaign to promote migrants
Throwing his arms open as he spoke, Francis said migrants are driven by the very Christian virtue of hope to find a better life
Times of Ahmad | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: Washington Post / Associated Press
By Nicole Winfield/Rachel Zoll | September 27, 2017
“Brothers, don’t be afraid of sharing the journey. Don’t be afraid of sharing hope.”
Pope Francis on Wednesday launched a two-year education campaign about the plight of migrants to counteract mounting anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.S. and Europe, urging the world: “Don’t be afraid!”
Francis posed for selfies, shook hands, kissed babies and hugged migrants at the end of his weekly general audience, teaching by example that “others” are not to be feared but embraced.
The campaign, spearheaded by the Vatican’s Caritas charity, encourages people to meet with migrants and listen to their stories, rather than treat them as statistics clouded by negative stereotypes.
Francis, the son of Italian immigrants to Argentina, urged individuals and governments to open their arms and welcome migrants and share in their plight, as Jesus did. Throwing his arms open as he spoke, Francis said migrants are driven by the very Christian virtue of hope to find a better life, and said receiving countries should share in that hope by welcoming them and integrating them.
“Brothers, don’t be afraid of sharing the journey. Don’t be afraid of sharing hope,” he told the crowd in St. Peter’s Square.
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